Cabinet.



P. R. VOGEL.

ICABINET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-16,1914.

l 1 60,2 1 8 v Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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CABINET.

To all whom it may concern.

zen of the United: States,' resi ding in" Chicage, in thecou'ntyof'Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new-and usefulImprovements in Cabinets, of which the followingis a specification. j

This invention relates to cabinets of the type designed for the storingand display of.

postcards and similar articles, and has for its object, a constructionwhereby the cabinet may be closed without rearranging or disturbing thearticles normally displayed thereby, I Y 1 It is also a further objectof the present invention to provide a combined storingand displaycompartment in the cabinet having. a specially designed series ofshelves whereby the angularity of thearticles displayedmay be adjustedfor the purpose of regulating the displav features of the cabinet.

VVith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists inthe construction, combination, and arrangement 'ofparts, all ashereinafter more fully described,claimed, and illustrated 'in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet forming the subject-matterof the present invention upon a suitable support, said.

cabinet being closed; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cabinetillustrating the same open for display purposes; Fig. 3 isa horizontalsection along line 33 of the Fig. 2, to illustrate the arrangement ofthe compartments of the cabinet and Particularly the centralcompartment; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed front elevation of thecentral compartment; Fig. 5 is a i ertical section along line 55, Fig.4, to illustrate the details of constructions of the central compartmentand the adjustability of the shelves therein; and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of one of the shelves arranged for use in thecentralcompartment illustrated in Figs. 4

and 5.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates thebody of a cabinet open at the front and provided with the doors. 11. Theinner faces of the doors 11 are provided with a series of pockets 12,designed for the reception of post cards and the like. and which arearranged in any suitable combination. The side walls 13 of the cabinetare likewise provided with pockets 14 as is also the back of the wall15.

Application filed November 16,1914. Seria1No. 372,275;

Be'it known that 1, PAUL 'R. ,VoenL, a citi- The central compartment isformed in combination with a back wall 15 by, the par- ISpecification'of LettersrPatentj I PatentedNOVt1fl1915.

tit ions 16*which project from the back wall 5 parallel to the sidewalls 13, said partitions side walls. .The outer jlfaces of; thepartitions 16 are provided with display pockets 1e similar inconstruction to the display pockets 14 carried. bythe back wall 15, sidewalls 13, and the doors 11'. This central compartment is designedprimarily to pro-.

To this end, the partitions 16 are provided on their inner facesadjacent to the rear wall 15 ofthe cabinet with spacedlugs orprojections 17. There is one lug secured to each,

partition 16in the same horizontal plane as the corresponding'lug uponthe opposite partition 16, said lugs or projections 17 being] designedto support the rear edge of the shelves mounted in thecentral'compartment inclosed by the partitions 16. The forward verticaledge of each partition 16 is provided with a beveled face 19 whichterminates in its upper end in the curved surface 20 and at its lowerend in a right-angular beveled surface 21. These three'surfaces,viz.,the beveled surface 19, the curved surface 20, and the beveled surface21: in combination form a notch or recess in which is mounted theforward edge of the cooperating shelf of the central compartment aswillbe hereinafter more fully described.

The curved surface 20 of each projection 18 is horizontally alined withthe corresponding lugs or projections 17 so that if the forward edge ofthe body of the shelf terminates at the curved surface 20, the shelfwill rest in a horizontal plane, whereas, if the forward edge of thebody of the shelf rests flush with the beveled surface 21, the shelfwill rest at an angle to the vertical plane. To accomplish this, theshelf comprises a plate 22 provided along its rear edge with the fingerdepression 23,, and having its forward edge bent at an acute angle tothe body of the plate 22 to form the flange 24:, said flange having afinger depression' 25 centrally located in its edge. In Fig. 5, theutility and adjustment of the shelf illustrated in Fig. 6 is clearlyillu s-" trated. The first shelf at the upper end of 69 belng'approximately equal 1n width to sald Fig. illustrates the rear edge ofthe plate 22 resting against the rear Wall '15 of the cabinet,-"Whilethe body of the shelf rests flush against thebeveled surface 19" ofsaidprojections; This permits the rear'edge or, the plate 22 to restuponthe cooperating be readily adjustable. v r

' It is obvious, therefore, that the present' flange restsapproximatelyparallel to the rear all of the cabinet, and coiise: Iquentlyi ards or? like articles placed upon theplate 22 are solocatedthat their ion- Ward: edges; rest'fiush againststhe face side. 'of theflange; 2% and their rear edges are so alined that they may bereadilyremoved flan e 2 1 ma ,rest fiushia 'ainst the surfaces 19, thusWhile'maintainin'g the relative po sition'of'the cards, reducestheperspective and presents better display; If it is merelydesired :touse the shelf for storing" purposes and not for display purposes, or

Y a combination of both, the position of the shelf is reversed as isillustrated by the lower shelf in Fig. 5, so that the edge .of

the flange 24: rests upon the inclined or beveledv surfaces .21 of thecorresponding projectionsf18 and the fiangeitself rests projectionsorlugs 17 thus causing the shelf to assume a horizontal position. i Thefinger depressions 23 and 25 invention provides a means for not onlystoring post cards, booklets, novelties, and" the like, butlpermits themto be displayed and said supports. Y f

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my name in the presence .of.tWOWlG; permit the. shelf to Y out damaging them, While by opening the'ing little or no space, is created.

In addition to theforegomg, the base 26 -doors 11,a largedisplay,n'ormally occupy V of the cabinet 'isprovi'ded with the drawersL 27, whereby surplus articles may be stored.

vl/Vhile the preferred form of the present" inventionhas beendescribedandfillustrated,f d it istoibe understood that changes maybe made in thedetailsof' theconstrucr w v tion without departing the spirit and Iscope thereof. individuallyffr'om the shelf. If it-isde-Q sired,theshelfbe tilted to the position v shown in dottedlinesin Fig. 5 sothat the What is claimed is; 1 l

rear edges, projections. secured tosaid' parl.,S'helving comprising sidepartitions; 7 lugs secured to said side partitions atftheir titi-ons attheir forward edges havinglaplu-l I rali ty of irregular surfaces, andshelves 00:; operating With each set of lugs and'pr'ojec-v" tions, theshelves: cooperating withthe' irregular surfaces aforesaid forregulatingthe V angularity. and adjustability thereof.

pair ofhorizontalprojections;have

ing v outwardly beveled surfacesterminating in curvedsurfaces.atthe1nupper ends, and in rightangular beveled surfaces at.their lower ends, supports horizontally alined With the Tcu'rved'surfaces aforesaid, and shelves cooperating With said projectionsnesses. r v I v p I i V V'PAULIRV- VOGEL -i WitIieSses: V v v I MAYD.-.FLYNN,-

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